Another great episode. With the best speech ever, and an excellent example of the Minbari tendency to indirectness ('Withdraw or be destroyed', and 'Be somewhere else' Indeed. No agency there. Not 'I'll destroy you' or 'We'll whip your ass'. No, it'll just...happen. Somehow.)
I very much like the number of female captains in Earthforce, by the way. Like John, I would have liked to have known Hiroshi better.
Never noticed Major Ryan saying 'I don't know what I'll tell their wives' when talking to his aide. I think that's our second hint that Hague is dead (aside from Ryan being in the command chair.)
The Charge of the Light Brigade of Narns is affecting as always. Especially the background music, a dirge in between the pulsating battle chorus.
I watch the extra sent on with the real fire extinguisher to put out the real fire on the bridge with glee.
Jane and the ISN crew...great stuff. She got a name!
And of course I love the PDA at the end (both the kiss and the hug. Both. The kiss that launched a thousand fics, that is.) Though it was wildly indiscreet and foolish to do that in front of returning Nightwatch members...the beginnings of the idea of Minbari War Syndrome?
The most interesting thing about this re-watch is the different takes on characters and rationales and backstory, even when I disagree. Which I do, sometimes vehemently. If I get my thoughts in coherent form, I'll add more later. :)
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I very much like the number of female captains in Earthforce, by the way. Like John, I would have liked to have known Hiroshi better.
Never noticed Major Ryan saying 'I don't know what I'll tell their wives' when talking to his aide. I think that's our second hint that Hague is dead (aside from Ryan being in the command chair.)
The Charge of the Light Brigade of Narns is affecting as always. Especially the background music, a dirge in between the pulsating battle chorus.
I watch the extra sent on with the real fire extinguisher to put out the real fire on the bridge with glee.
Jane and the ISN crew...great stuff. She got a name!
And of course I love the PDA at the end (both the kiss and the hug. Both. The kiss that launched a thousand fics, that is.) Though it was wildly indiscreet and foolish to do that in front of returning Nightwatch members...the beginnings of the idea of Minbari War Syndrome?
The most interesting thing about this re-watch is the different takes on characters and rationales and backstory, even when I disagree. Which I do, sometimes vehemently. If I get my thoughts in coherent form, I'll add more later. :)